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H. W. POTTER.

FOLDING MUSIC RACK AND TELESGDPIG STAND THEREPOR.

No. 478,460. Patented July 5, 1892.

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Patented July 5, 1892.

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Illlilillll UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

HENRY WILLIAM POTTER, OF WELLINGTON, NEV ZEALAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN EDVARD HAYES, OF SAME PLACE.

FOLDING MUSIC-RACK AND TELESCOPIC STAND THEREFOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 478,460, dated July 5, 1892.

Application led August 19, 1890. Renewed Novembery 5, 1891. Serial No. $10,906. (No model.) Patented in New Zealand January 18,1890.No.4,182.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY WILLIAM POT- TER, of Wellington, New Zealand, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Folding Music-Racks and Telescopic Stands Therefor, (which has been patented in New Zealand January18,1390,No. 4,18%) of which the following` is a full, clear, and exact description.

Io My invention relates to an improvement in folding music -racks and telescopic stands therefor, and has for its object to provide such an article Which when not in use as a stand may be made to assume the shape of and be employed as a Walking-cane, and also to provide a means whereby the rack may be conveniently and expeditiously spread for use and adjusted to the desired height.

A further object of the invention is to so 2o construct the device that it will be simple,

durable, and light and capable of ready Imanipulation.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts,

as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures and letters of refer- 3o ence indicate corresponding part-s in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the stand when set up for use. Fig. 2 is a broken side elevation of the device when folded up for transportation. Fig. 3 is central vertical section through the device when closed, parts being broken out. Fig. Li'is a perspective View of the expanded legs of the device. Fig. 5 is a central vertical section through the swivel-cap of the device. Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the swivel-cap. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the hinged connection of the body of the rack with its adjusting-tube. Fig. S is a vertical section on line S 8 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a Vertical section through the lower portion of the adjusting-tube of the rack. Fig. 10 is a bottom plan View of the said tube.;Fig. 11 is a transverse section on line 1l 1l of Fig. 3, and Fig. 12 is a bottom plan View of the shell with the legs removed. 5o

The body of the device consists of a shell l0, open at top and bottom, which shell is preferably circular in cross-section and may be constructed of any suitable material-such as papiermache,` bamboo, Wood, dta-but metal is preferred-light drawn steel, for in-v stance. The lower end of the shell is p rovided, preferably, With three longitudinal equidistant slots 11 and a sleeve 12, adapted vto slide over the slotted end of the shell,which 6o sleeve is located upon the exterior of the latter, and its upward movement is limited bya collar 13, formed upon the s aid shell, as best illustrated in Fig. 1. To the lower end of the shell a cap 14. is secured in any suitable or approved manner, which cap is preferably provided at its center with a downwardly-extending spur 15, ordinarily made tapering, and three slots 16, which slots register With the slots 11 in the shell. The cap 14 may 7o be soldered, brazed, riveted, or otherwise attached to the shell.

The adjusting-tube 17 of the rack A is of suitable diameter to slide in the shell 10, and the said adjusting-tube is held at any desired elevation within said shell, preferably through the medium of springs 18, located near the lower end, ordinarily at opposite sides, which springs are fitted to the tube or may be formed, as illustrated, by producing a U- 8o shaped cut 19 in the sides of the tube and bending the tongue of metal thus produced I outward to a bow shape, as is best illustrated in Figs. 3 and 9. The adjusting-tube may be open at its lower end, and preferably is; but. the upper end is closed, and upon the said upper end a knob 2O is formed, which knob is ordinarily provided with a vertical slot at its central portion to receive the shank 21 ot an essentially L-shaped or angle, block 22, the 9o length of the said block being such that it will not Contact with the inner Walls of the shell when the tube 17 is passed downward Within the same.

The shank 21 is pivoted in the knob 2O by95 means of a pivot-pin 23 or equivalent device,

and the lower end of said shank is beveled, as illustrated at 24 in Fig. S, whereby it may be thrown back to stand at an angle to the vert-ical axis of the adj Listing-tube 17 and be supported in such position.

The block 22 constitutes a portion of the rack A. This rack is constructed in the following manner: To the inner face of the vertical member of the block 22, at its center, the lower end of an upwardly-extending metal bar or rod 25 is rigidly secured, and to the center of the bar or rod 25 the inner ends of two oppositely-extending horizontal rods or bars 26 `and 27 are pivoted. Similar bars or rods 28 and 29 are attached in like manner to the upper end of the central bar or rod 25, the rods 26, 27, 28, and 29 being of equal length. 'lo the lower end of the central or supporting bar or rod 25 of the rack -theinner ends of two angle-bars 30 and 31 are pivoted, and the outer ends of said angle-bars are connected with the outer extremities of the intermediate and upper horizontal bars by vertical side bars 32 and the said vertical side bars being pivotally attached to thehorizontal bars. In the horizontal member of each of the angle-bars 30 and 31, which constitute the lower portion of the rack, a recess 34 is produced, and near said recess, upon the under side of the bars 30 and 31, an anglelatch 35 is pivoted. Preferably at the lefthand corner ofthe rack a stud 36 is hinged, the said stud being capable of assuming a vertical position or of being thrown back .at an angle to the rack, as illustrated in Fig. 1, and upon the stud 3G a cap 37 is swiveled, the inner diameter of which cap is slightly greater than the exterior diameter of the shell, and

in one side of the cap a bayonet or essentially vL-shaped slot 38 is produced. adapted to receive a pin 39, attached horizontally to the outer side of the shell near its top, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Thus when the rack is folded up and pushed downward in the shell, as shown in Fig. 3, the cap 37 may be manipulated to cause the pin 39 of the shell to enter the slot 38 of the said cap, and the cap is thereby secured to the shell by what is known as a bayonet-joint.7

The cap 37 maybe ornamented in any suitable or approved manner, as the said cap forms the head of the cane when the device is in position to admit of such use.

l/Vhen the latches 35 are carried outward at a right angle to the bottom of the rack, they serve as a support for the bottom edge of the sheets of music; but when the rack is to be folded the latches are carried inward until their vertical members enter the slots 34. The said rack is folded to enable it to enter the shell in the following manner:

The horizontal pivoted bars are carried upward by exerting pressure upon the lower bars until all of the bars assume virtually a` vertical position, lapping one over the other, and when this position is assumed the folded bars are carried forward until they are essentially parallel with the vertical axis of the adjusting-tube 17, whereupon the bars on the tubo may be readily pushed downward within the shell.

It will be observed that the height of the rack from the ground may be regulated by carrying the tube 17 up or down in the shell, in which position it will be held by the springs 1S, and that the friction of the said springs upon the shell need not be very great, as when the rack is in use it stands at an an gle to the shell, and consequently any weight sustained by theraek is exerted upon the adjusting-tube at an angle and is not direct.

Three legs 39 are employed to sustain the rack and shell, the upper ends of which legs are pivoted in slots 40, formed in a disk 41, which disk is of suitable diameter to slide in the lower portion of the shell. v

To the under face of the disk 41 a vertical post 42 is secured, the lower end whereof 'is enlarged, and upon said post, above the enlargement, a disk 43, is capable of sliding, which disk is provided with openings or slots 44 in its side, corresponding in number and location with the openings or slots 40 in the upper disk, and the said post 42 is surrounded by a coiled spring 45, which spring has .a bearing at its extremities upon the opposed faces of the disks, and the tendency of the said spring is to lforce said disks apart. In the slots or openings 44 of the lower disk 43 the inner ends of brace-rods 46 are pivoted, the outer end of one of the said brace-rods being pivotally connected with each of the legs To the extremity of each leg 39 a foot 47is attached, each foot being in the shape of a segment of a cone, and the said feet extend downward at anangle to theV lower extremities of the legs. The inner face of each foot is preferably concaved, as illustrated at 48 in Fig. 4, whereby when the legs are folded up in the shell, as shown' in Fig. 3, room will be obtained for the spur 15 of the lower cap of the shell and the feet will form a conical ferrule for the cane.

The disks are held to slide in the slotted or lower end of the shell, and the legs extend downward through the slots or openings 16 of the lower cap when in their folded position, and the legs are retained in the folded position by slipping the sleeve 12 downward over the slotted end of the shell. The slots 44 of the disk 43 are of a width to receive a leg 39 alongside of its brace 46.

Then it is desired to set up the stand, the sleeve 12 is slid upward until it contacts with the shoulder or collar 13, and the legs are carried outwarda slight distance until the spring 45 is in position to act, whereupon the said spring will automatically force all the legs to the extended position illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4. The cap 37 is removed from the shell and the folded bars of the Arack drawn upward, which carry with them the adjustingtube 17, and when the hinged joint of the rack, with the tube 17, is above the upper end of the shell the bars of the rack are spread out by being pressed downward to the position of use for supporting the music. (Shown in Fig. 4.)

In order that the feet 47 may be firmly secured to the legs 39, which are made in the interest of lightness quite thin, the lower ends of the said legs are attached to the upper surface of the said feet diagonally of the latter,

vas is best illustrated in Fig. ll.

I desire it to be understood that the rack may be dispensed with, if desired, and a plate be substituted forthe block 22, hinged to the adjusting-tube, constructed for attachment to a camera, a telescope, or similar instruments.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentf l. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a shell and an adjusting-tube held to slide in the upper portion thereof, provided with pressure-springs engaging with the shell, of a folding table hinged to the upper end of the tube and a cap hinged to the table, adapted to cover the shell when the table is folded therein, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a shell, an adjust-ingtube held to slide in the upper part thereof, provided with pressure-springs, and springpressed legs capable of folding and slidingin the shell and of radial extension therefrom, of a folding table hinged to the upper portion of the adjusting-tube, an arm hinged to the table, a cap swiveled upon the arm, and means for locking the cap upon the shell, substantially as specified.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a shell open at its upper and lower ends and provided with longitudinal slots in its lower extremity, a sleeve held to slide upon the shell and over the slotted portion thereof, an adj Listing-tube capable of sliding within the shell and provided with pressure-springs, and a table hinged to the upper end of the said tube, of spring-pressed legs capable of folding and sliding in the shell and extending radially from the shell through the slots in the lower end thereof, as and for the purpose specified.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a shell open at its upper and lower ends and provided with longitudinal slots at its lower extremity, a sleeve held to slide upon the exterior of the shell and over the slotted portion thereof, an adjustingtube held to slide in the interior of the shell, having pressure-springs secured thereto, and a table hinged at the upper end of the tube, of a disk held to slide in the lower end of the shell, provided with a series ofv peripheral slots and a downwardly extending post, a similarly-constructed disk held to slide upon the post, a spring bearing against the opposed faces of the disks, a leg pivoted in each of the slots of the upper disk, and a brace pivoted in each of the slots in the lower disk and to the said legs, the number of legs and their location corresponding with the number and location of the slots in the shell, substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose specified.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a shell open at its 'upper and lower ends and provided with longitudinal slots at its lower extremity, a'sleeve held to slide upon the exterior of the shell and over the slotted portion thereof, an adjustingtube held to slide in the interior of the shell and having pressure-springs secured thereto, and a table hinged at the upper end of the tube, of a disk provided with peripheral slots and held to slide in the lower end of the'shell, a post projected downward from the under face of the disk, a second correspondinglyslotted disk held to slide upon the post, a spring coiled around the post and having a bearing against the opposed faces of the disk, legs having their upper ends pivoted in the slots of the upper disk, brace-bars pivoted in the slots of the lower disk and to the said legs, and feet secured to the lower extremities of the legs and extending downward at an angle to the said extremities, the number of legs and theirlocation corresponding with the number and' location of the slots in the shell, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

HENRY VILLIAM POTTER. lVitnesses:

WM. Cook,

Clerk, Wellington. W. H. LEvIN,

Merchant, Welln., N. Z. 

